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Croton nears approval for Harmon rezoning as residents continue impassioned debate 05.19.12
Village leaders are set to approve a controversial zoning plan for the south end of the village in the next few weeks, after an impassioned public hearing on the subject. Read More
Troopers charge Yorktown man with DWI on Route 35 in Somers 05.17.12
Troopers charged a Yorktown man with driving while intoxicated after a traffic stop on Route 35, state police said. Raul Ubeda, 53, was stopped about 2:45 a.m. Wednesday for an equipment violation and found to be intoxicated, police said. Read More
Peekskill reversal: Aspinall-Kellawon tops Footmon for school board seat 05.17.12
Lisa Aspinall-Kellawon has apparently won a seat on the school board after the district's count verification showed it had misreported the results Tuesday night. Read More
Lakeland: 3 incumbents defeats challenger 05.16.12
A bid by Robert Rodriguez to gain a seat on the Lakeland School Board of Education was unsuccessful, as voters returned all three incumbent members to the board. Brian Hugick, James Carroll and Carol Ann Dobson were all re-elected. Read More
Putnam Valley: Voters return incumbents Cohen, Spittal 05.16.12
Incumbents Guy Cohen and David Spittal were re-elected in the race for two seats. Newcomer Ralph Smith came in last. Read More
Peekskill: Smith, Footmon win; incumbent Bobe defeated 05.16.12
Newcomers Colin Smith and Darryl Footmon beat incumbent Marcela Bobe in a race for two seats on the Board of Education. The two men also beat out candidate Lisa Aspinall-Kellawon. Read More
Ossining: Levenberg, Case re-elected against Abreau 05.16.12
In Ossining, incumbents Dana Levenberg and Kim Case beat Sharon Abreau for two seats on the Board of Education, district results showed. Read More
Peekskill, county cops bust 2 on felony drug charges after 8-month investigation 05.15.12
City police arrested two men recently on felony drug charges after an eight-month investigation with Westchester County police into sales of heroin and cocaine, police said today. Read More
Alleged attack at Ossining middle school upsets parents 05.15.12
School district officials faced a barrage of questions Monday evening regarding a recent attempted sexual assault alleged to have taken place in a middle school bathroom. Parents at the Anne M. Dorner Middle School, or AMD, on Monday received few satisfactory answers as district administrators, citing federal and state law, were unable to answer specific details regarding the April 26 incident or the resulting disciplinary action, including whether the alleged attackers had returned to school. Read More
Teen balks at buying $22 train ticket, is arrested at Croton-Harmon, cops say 05.14.12
A 19-year-old Poughkeepsie man who allegedly refused to pay for a ticket was taken off a Metro-North Railroad train from Grand Central to Poughkeepsie and scuffled with police while being arrested and charged with theft of service, Croton police said. Read More
Homeless agency's new director has broad vision 05.13.12
After a months-long search, Caring for the Homeless of Peekskill now has a new executive director. Read More
Man critical after Peekskill crash 05.11.12
A man was in critical condition Friday night after his motorcycle collided with a van. Police said the crash occurred about 3:30 p.m. on Route 9A near the intersection of Lower South Street. Read More
Yorktown Town Board drops plans for greater say in large development review 05.11.12
The Yorktown Town Board has dropped initial plans to take over review and approvals of large-scale development. Read More
Ossining schools chief issues statement on student sex-abuse arrest 05.11.12
The superintendent of the Ossining Union Free School District issued a community letter this morning in light of the recent arrest of two Anne M. Dorner Middle School students for alleged sexual abuse. Read More
Ossining middle schoolers arrested, sex-abuse try alleged 05.11.12
Two 13-year-old boys at Anne M. Dorner Middle School were arrested after one tried to force a student to perform oral sex in a bathroom stall, as the other stood guard, police said. Read More
Yorktown woman, Conn. man charged with drunken driving on Route 35, I-684 05.10.12
A Yorktown woman and a Connecticut man were charged with driving while intoxicated after recent traffic stops and investigations in Westchester County, police said. Susan M. Read More
Yorktown protesters target Bank of America's business practices 05.10.12
Protesters on Wednesday targeted a Bank of America branch as part of a national campaign expressing anger over business practices by financial institutions. Read More
White House lauds IBM mathematician, Yorktown inventor of disability aids 05.09.12
Dimitri Kanevsky lost his hearing when he was 3 years old, but the disability never stopped him from achieving major professional accomplishments. Read More
Yorktown bank branch targeted for Wednesday protest 05.08.12
Protesters are planning to picket a local branch of Bank of America in Yorktown Height on Wednesday afternoon. The American Dream Movement is calling attention to what it says are unfair business practices. Read More
Mahopac man passed forged prescriptions at pharmacy, Yorktown cops say 05.08.12
A Mahopac man faces several felony charges after an investigation showed that he passed forged prescriptions three times at the Jefferson Valley Pharmacy, police said. Read More
